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David Cameron urges EU countries to follow UK's lead on refugees David Cameron urges EU countries to follow UK's lead on refugees
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Prime Minister David Cameron has called on other EU countries to follow Britain's lead by funding refugee camps in Syria's neighbouring countries.Prime Minister David Cameron has called on other EU countries to follow Britain's lead by funding refugee camps in Syria's neighbouring countries.
Speaking during a visit to Lebanon and Jordan, he said a failure to boost spending for such camps would mean many more people would try to reach Europe.Speaking during a visit to Lebanon and Jordan, he said a failure to boost spending for such camps would mean many more people would try to reach Europe.
Mr Cameron said the UK had given £1bn in aid and urged "others to step up".Mr Cameron said the UK had given £1bn in aid and urged "others to step up".
The UK has also agreed to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years from the camps. It comes after the UK announced plans to take in 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years from the camps.
Britain has been under pressure to take in more people as Europe struggles to deal with a huge influx of refugees - most fleeing conflict in Syria but large numbers also fleeing violence and poverty in Afghanistan, Eritrea and Kosovo.Britain has been under pressure to take in more people as Europe struggles to deal with a huge influx of refugees - most fleeing conflict in Syria but large numbers also fleeing violence and poverty in Afghanistan, Eritrea and Kosovo.
The prime minister's visit comes as:The prime minister's visit comes as:
Mr Cameron, on a visit to the Za'atri camp in Jordan, which houses 90,000 Syrians, said there was a "direct connection" between shortfalls in aid for camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey and the refugee crisis in Europe.Mr Cameron, on a visit to the Za'atri camp in Jordan, which houses 90,000 Syrians, said there was a "direct connection" between shortfalls in aid for camps in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey and the refugee crisis in Europe.
"We have given something in the region of £1bn - that's more than 10 times some of the countries in our region," he said."We have given something in the region of £1bn - that's more than 10 times some of the countries in our region," he said.
"I would encourage others to step up to the plate and spend and invest in the way Britain has done.""I would encourage others to step up to the plate and spend and invest in the way Britain has done."
AnalysisAnalysis
James Landale, BBC deputy political editorJames Landale, BBC deputy political editor
It is David Cameron's first visit to Lebanon and he is here with a clear aim: to address the criticism that Britain is not doing enough to tackle Europe's refugee crisis.It is David Cameron's first visit to Lebanon and he is here with a clear aim: to address the criticism that Britain is not doing enough to tackle Europe's refugee crisis.
So he walked around a refugee camp in the Bekaa valley just one mile from the Syrian border to meet just some of the families benefitting from British aid.So he walked around a refugee camp in the Bekaa valley just one mile from the Syrian border to meet just some of the families benefitting from British aid.
He also visited a school at heart of Beirut supported by British cash where Syrian and Lebanese study alongside each other.He also visited a school at heart of Beirut supported by British cash where Syrian and Lebanese study alongside each other.
The PM's argument is that this is the help Syrian refugees need rather than any encouragement to risk the dangerous journey to Europe.The PM's argument is that this is the help Syrian refugees need rather than any encouragement to risk the dangerous journey to Europe.
So to a nation now familiar with television pictures of Syrian refugees fleeing across Europe, Mr Cameron wants to remind people of where the vast majority are, namely in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Syria itself.So to a nation now familiar with television pictures of Syrian refugees fleeing across Europe, Mr Cameron wants to remind people of where the vast majority are, namely in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Syria itself.
Migrant crisis: Why is it erupting now?Migrant crisis: Why is it erupting now?
EU migration: Crisis in graphicsEU migration: Crisis in graphics
European ministers, meeting in Brussels, are due to vote on a plan to redistribute an initial 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea through mandatory quotas. The scheme aims to redistribute a total of 160,000 people across 23 EU states.European ministers, meeting in Brussels, are due to vote on a plan to redistribute an initial 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea through mandatory quotas. The scheme aims to redistribute a total of 160,000 people across 23 EU states.
Under EU law the UK, Ireland and Denmark are exempt from the quota plan.Under EU law the UK, Ireland and Denmark are exempt from the quota plan.
Home Secretary Theresa May, arriving at the summit, again stressed the UK would not take part, instead calling for action to set up registration centres in Europe and centres in "transit" countries which would distinguish between asylum seekers and migrants.Home Secretary Theresa May, arriving at the summit, again stressed the UK would not take part, instead calling for action to set up registration centres in Europe and centres in "transit" countries which would distinguish between asylum seekers and migrants.
'Suffered torture''Suffered torture'
Mr Cameron met Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Jordan's King Abdullah, and he also met some of the families who would be coming to the UK. Mr Cameron met Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Jordan's King Abdullah, and he also met some of the families who would be coming to the UK.
He explained his decision to take in people from the camps selected by the UN on the basis of need, rather than those who have already reached Europe: He explained his decision to take in people from the camps selected by the UN on the basis of need, rather than those who have already reached Europe.
"Britain will resettle 20,000 refugees, but we will take them from these camps, we will take the most vulnerable, we will take disabled children, we will take women who have been raped, we will take men who have suffered torture." "We will take the most vulnerable, we will take disabled children, we will take women who have been raped, we will take men who have suffered torture," he added.
Mr Cameron said people he spoke to at the refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan wanted to go home to a peaceful Syria, not to Europe. Mr Cameron said people he spoke to at the camps wanted to go home to a peaceful Syria, not to Europe.
Lebanon is to receive £29m of the £100m in aid recently pledged by Mr Cameron to help those who have been displaced by the Syria conflict.Lebanon is to receive £29m of the £100m in aid recently pledged by Mr Cameron to help those who have been displaced by the Syria conflict.
It will pay for food packages for thousands of refugees, as well as clean water, blankets, stoves, mattresses, counselling support and play areas for children.It will pay for food packages for thousands of refugees, as well as clean water, blankets, stoves, mattresses, counselling support and play areas for children.
Mr Cameron announced the UK was doubling support for Lebanon's state schools to £20m a year for the next three years, to help them cope with the influx of Syrian children.Mr Cameron announced the UK was doubling support for Lebanon's state schools to £20m a year for the next three years, to help them cope with the influx of Syrian children.